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#bcfd6b

a light, electric green · neutral · closest name: Green Yellow

RGB
188, 253, 107
HSL
87°, 97%, 71%
CMYK
26, 0, 58, 1
Luminance
0.8200

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #bcfd6b is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#bcfd6b
Hue
87°
green
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
71%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
87%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8200
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
47/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.40:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 4.6
Where it sits
Hue87° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness71%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool47% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#bcfd6b
RGBrgb(188, 253, 107)
HSLhsl(87, 97%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 58%, 1%)
LABlab(92.6 -42.6 62.1)
LCHlch(92.6 75.3 124.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.921 0.188 129.6)
Decimal12385643
Display P3color(display-p3 0.737 0.992 0.420)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bcfd6b;
background-color: #bcfd6b;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bcfd6b] bg-[#bcfd6b]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bcfd6b;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.992, blue: 0.420)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bcfd6b")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFBCFD6B)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(107, 253, 188)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #bcfd6b · 17.40:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.21:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.40:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #bcfd6b as text scores 1.21:1 on white and 17.40:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bcfd6b on white: 1.21:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bcfd6b on black: 17.40:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFED5B
deuteranopia · #FFE875
tritanopia · #C0F3DD

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #bcfd6b is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8FDF1
#F1FCE4
#E1FBC1
#CDFD90
#bcfd6b
#9BFC22
#88F103
#71C903
#5AA102
#437406
#2A4804
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F8FDF1Darkest = 950 · #2A4804
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8FDF1;
  --brand-100: #F1FCE4;
  --brand-200: #E1FBC1;
  --brand-300: #CDFD90;
  --brand-400: #bcfd6b;
  --brand-500: #9BFC22;
  --brand-600: #88F103;
  --brand-700: #71C903;
  --brand-800: #5AA102;
  --brand-900: #437406;
  --brand-950: #2A4804;
  --brand: #bcfd6b;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #bcfd6b

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D9EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#779B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#8669FF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#477E02
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F4FFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1D2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #bcfd6b

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#AC6BFD
Analogous left#FDF56B
Analogous right#73FD6B
Split-complement 1#6B73FD
Split-complement 2#F56BFD
Triadic 1#6BBCFD
Triadic 2#FD6BBC
Tetradic#6BFDF5

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green99.2%
Blue42.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan25.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow57.7%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#bcfd6b text on a black background

contrast 17.40:1

Card sample

#bcfd6b text on a white background

contrast 1.21:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bcfd6b;
Background color
Panel with #bcfd6b background
background-color: #bcfd6b;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bcfd6b;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 253, 107, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 253, 107, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bcfd6b;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcfd6b, #6BFD7B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bcfd6b

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#bcfd6b in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#bcfd6b, answered

What color is #bcfd6b?

#bcfd6b is a light electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 4.6). It sits at 87° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 71% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #bcfd6b?

rgb(188, 253, 107) — 188 red, 253 green and 107 blue out of 255, or 73.7% / 99.2% / 42% by channel.

Is #bcfd6b a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8200 and perceived brightness is 87%, so black text on it reaches 17.40:1.

Should I use black or white text on #bcfd6b?

Black. It scores 17.40:1 against #bcfd6b, versus 1.21:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #bcfd6b?

#AC6BFD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #6B73FD and #F56BFD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #bcfd6b?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #D9EDC0 for borders, #779B4B for secondary text, #8669FF as an accent and #477E02 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDF56B and #73FD6B stays calm, while #AC6BFD is the loudest partner.

What is #bcfd6b in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(26%, 0%, 58%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #bcfd6b warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 47 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F2FD6B; nudged cooler, #86FE6A.

Work with #bcfd6b in the Color Lab